and there's more ...jingle jingle

hohoho

these 2 were made last night and went straight in my shop :-)

a close up

Jingle Jingle

You don't need me to tell you it's only 8 or so weeks till Christmas is upon us.

This little guy can remind you :-) He can also be found in my shop.

Babushka ya ya

I was inspired to make some new magnets after browsing a UK style mag and looking at real proper authentic ones.

Here they are: I have put them in my shops.


I thought they look kinda cute stuck to my toaster ...

Wellington Crafters – Poppetto - My Craft 2.0 profile

Here is my profile for Craft 2.0 which is up on their blog - bit sad old photos were used, doesn't make my stuff look that great ... hrrumph, still I feel famous and very excited about Saturday :-)
I decided to remove the images from this.

Poppetto is new to Craft2.0 and you can expect Beautiful soft dolls, a variety of felt brooches, unique fridge magnets and other toys

what keeps you crafting, what is it about craft that means you just can’t not craft.
the feedback I receive about my stuff from people who buy on felt at craft fairs and my friends & family. I know my dolls are well played with and my brooches get worn and that’s what keeps me making them.

tell us the inspiration behind one of your latest creations, how did it come into being and what do you love about it
I have just started making cute felt cake toppers – these are a brand new item for me.

I am addicted to all things felt and my daughters birthday is coming up and I wanted something sweet to put on her cake but that could also be used as a wee party bag treat or a favour.

They’re easy to make and I will be selling them at a very reasonable price – I like to have things in all price ranges on my stall

Did you buy anything or swap anything at the last craft 2.0 and what was it?
I bought a gorgeous door snake from Kate Burgess and I love it and some lovely vintage cards & tags from Hotchpotch & Gruelboy.

I would be lost without my …..
trademe account

what is your favourite place to craft.
hand stitching brooches in front of the telly with a glass of wine – zoning out after my 3 year old daughter has gone to bed – oh ok I’ll admit to watching Corrie St, tragic but true.

what’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given as a crafter?
don’t price yourself out of the market – don’t sell too expensive and don’t sell too cheap – it’s a fine line! And a confusing one

are you launching anything special at Craft2.0?
I’m going to make a few limited edition dolls with cute accessories like bags, capes & quite possibly hats. I normally just sell with skirts or jeans but I love seeing how cute I can make them and I know kids love to dress them up.

what is your next project after craft2.0?
I’m helping to organise a small craft fair in Ngaio with a few crafty friends of mine – we really wanted a craft fair to happen in our neck of the woods for a change. It’ll be on 21 November.

what’s the best thing about being a crafter?
the thrill you get when someone buys one of your creations – every time it happens to me I feel like a little excited kid :-)

what fabric is most like you?
red polka dot cotton

Is it a sign?

I am feeling particularly pleased with myself, I just finished my first ever Modgepodge creation - a cute little magnetic wooden sign for my case full of goodness.

The case needs a bit of a clean and polish up and I also want to line the back with some nice polka dot fabric - this I still need to find. I am determined to have a memorable display at Craft 2.0.

So here is the case full of finished dolls ... all piled on top of eachother as no room in said case :-)

Oooh! that looks cute dear

Pic of my little girl Eva with one of my Babushka brooches in pink ... she looks more interested in her choc chip cookie. Is that a scowl?

New Pins/Brooches/Badges

Birdies ... tweet tweet. All hand stitched on to thick felt.


Elephants (hmm what noise do they make?)

Stand up!

I thought I had found a one of a kind doll stand at Spotlight t'other week, so pleased was I and oooh only $7.99. It means I can stand a couple of my dolls up on my stall, give them a different viewing platform.

I then took a trip out to Pete's Emporium in Porirua, this is the type of place that requires a good rummage to find decent craft items, but they are there. I found a roll of 50 brown paper bags for $6 - these are THE bags to pop my dolls in and hand over to the happy buyer :-) My stall at Craft 2.0 is pretty small so I wont have room to wrap them in tissue paper which I would normally do.

Anywho, as I was wandering around (aimlessly) I spotted another doll stand, Hmmmm exactly the same as my one from Spotlight for $1.50!!!!!!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhh do you think I could find the receipt to take the daylight robberied one back? Noooooooo.

When I took it to the counter to pay the lady had no idea what it was ... well I wasn' t going to tell her - I must go back and see if they have more.

Here is pic of new doll standing.



and some new ones with orange hair

Second Skin – A two women job

Just read this interesting article that Sue has put up on the Craft 2.0 website.

Does any of this strike a chord with any of you out there?

• White threads everywhere, stuck to your clothes, all over the couch, even in the garden.
• Up till the wee hours hand-stitching oblivious to the fact that you are working under a 50 watt bulb.
• Giving up on counting the pleats after the 2069th pleat.
• Literally sweating while two of you push and pull fabric through the sewing machine.
• Stealthily unstitching and restitching a seam that was not perfect.
• Sandwiching your passions between work and children with the aid of a tight schedule and solid project planning skills.
• The pleasure of working with a friend and having complete creative control.

I had a feeling it might.

"Second Skin – Hayley May and Fiona Christie’s entry into this year’s Montana World of WearableArt Awards show – took away the the runner up to the Montana Supreme WOW Award and the winner of the Gen-i Creative Excellence Section, snagging Hayley and Fiona $9000, a Blackberry and some serious kudos. The media have come knocking that is for sure, but Hayley and Fiona were keen to be interviewed for Craft 2.0 as they are a fans of the fair as it were"

Check out the full interview here: http://www.craft2.org/blog/

Babushka Pins for a wee advert I am doing ...

featuring my new little girl rubber stamps from Hola.

Boy & Girl doll already for sale :-)

Any ideas on names for these guys?